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Photo Honoring Homer Hulbert

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By Kim Se-jeong
  • Published Aug 27, 2026 6:25 pm KST
Kim Dong-jin, chairman of the Hulbert Memorial Society, delivers a speech during the 77th commemoration event in Seoul for Homer Hulbert (1863-1949), an American Christian missionary who educated many Koreans during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He also supported Korea's independence from Japan, and the Korean government awarded him the Order of Merit for National Foundation posthumously. Courtesy of Hulbert Memorial Society

Kim Dong-jin, chairman of the Hulbert Memorial Society, delivers a speech during the 77th commemoration event in Seoul for Homer Hulbert (1863-1949), an American Christian missionary who educated many Koreans during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He also supported Korea's independence from Japan, and the Korean government awarded him the Order of Merit for National Foundation posthumously. Courtesy of Hulbert Memorial Society